The Nifty gained 26 points on Tuesday morning to scale a new high of 10,178.95 while the Sensex rallied over 100 points in opening trade on the back of buying by domestic institutional investors amid positive Asian cues.

The Nifty gained 26 points on Tuesday morning to scale a new high of 10,178.95 while the Sensex rallied over 100 points in opening trade on the back of buying by domestic institutional investors amid positive Asian cues.

The Nifty rallied 25.85 points, or 0.25 per cent, to a new record high of 10,178.95, surpassing its previous intra- day high of 10,171.70 it touched on Monday.

Rising for the ninth day, the 30-share Sensex advanced by 100.35 points, or 0.30 per cent, to 32,524.11. The gauge had risen 761.79 points in the previous eight straight sessions.

Sectoral indices of auto, realty, healthcare, consumer durables and oil & gas were in the positive space, rising up to 0.69 per cent.

Brokers said continuous buying by DIIs coupled with short-covering by speculators and a firming trend at other Asian markets in line with another record performance on the Wall Street overnight buoyed trading sentiments here.